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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprised Randy about his students in 1997?

2. Who created Storytelling Alice?

3. Why did Randy leave separate messages for his children?

4. What did Randy say was better than being hip?

5. What did students learn about while using Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Randy send thin mints to colleagues?

2. What did Randy do when he was billed twice at the grocery store?

3. Why did Randy not worry to much about Jai after his death?

4. What favor did Randy do for Dennis?

5. What was the first head fake at the end of the lecture?

6. Why did Randy feel the way he did about his cancer diagnosis?

7. What was unique about Randy's computer science class in 1997?

8. What was the second head fake at the end of the lecture?

9. How did Randy want his children to live their lives?

10. What was Tommy's goal in life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was Randy's view on cars? Cite evidence from the text to support your ideas.

Essay Topic 2

Randy endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials and what lessons does he learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 3

How is this book different from a traditional narrative? Do you like these differences? Why or why not?

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